The UK could be set to get an extra bank holiday in 2025, as the country marks two major anniversaries, reports suggest. The Daily Express reports that the Government has not yet decided which weekend ...

Campaigners want Sir Keir Starmer to make a direct intervention with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to help free Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Claire Button, 35, appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged over the death of her five-year-old son Lincoln Button.

The weather service said conditions ‘should not play a factor’ in any disruption to roads over the next few days.

Mourners have laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack in Madgeburg as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage could deepen ...

England head coach Jon Lewis says his side are in “a really good place” for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia, which he describes as cricket’s “hardest challenge”. Lewis’ side bounced back from ...

Manchester City’s miserable run continued at the weekend as they were beaten at Aston Villa. It was a ninth defeat in 12 games in all competitions and they sit seventh in the Premier League at ...

Driven Jack Draper believes he has the right formula to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in 2025. The 22-year-old took big strides in the game this year, climbing from outside the top 60 to ...

School and nursery pupils across the region have raised more than £30,000 for St John's Hospice. Around 14,000 children from 70 schools in North Lancashire, the South Lakes, and parts of North ...

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said. One of the strikes hit a tent camp in the Muwasi area, an Israel-declared humanitarian zone, killing ...

The daughter of a woman whose body has not been found after she was murdered by her abusive boyfriend has described her restless nights not knowing where her mother’s remains are. Fiona Holm, 48, was ...